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Tobias didn't take their suggestions well, but there was no time for any of this.

"We don't mean to disrespect you or stall the celebration, but your guests and everyone here could be in danger." Xan turned to Lute, hoping the virtuoso would back her up and try to make Tobias understand the gravity of the situation. However, the young man didn't like their suggestions and grew even more upset. "It's our job to look out for people," her eyebrows creased in irritation when Tobias suggested that this was their fault, and Xan decided to keep her mouth shut. They didn't have time for this.

The young man began walking away and Xan sighed, "I guess we'll need to find information somewhere else, Lute."

A clinking sound filled the room as something rolled past their feet. "What--?" Before she could get a closer look, the world went white and ringing filled her ears. There was the sound of flash bangs going off throughout the mansion followed by a chorus of frantic screaming. Xan stumbled around blindly, pressing the palm of her hands into her eyes. If felt like she had been smacked upside the head. "Lute?" She felt around for her fellow guilder before pretty much stumbling into the railing. Xan blinked repeatedly until the whiteness faded away, her eyes felt hot and the people around her appeared as if nothing but dark smudges. 

The dance floor was now illuminated by thin rods, but she couldn't see anyone suspicious down below. Her mind began going through all the possible things that could go wrong just as the chandelier began to creak, and she prayed to the gods it hadn't been rigged to fall. 

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First there was a blinding flash of light, and after that there was a yell followed by a heavy fist to the shoulder.

Lucien crashed into the wall, disoriented and sore. His head pounded, he was blind, and his ears rang. He felt the urge to throw up before falling onto the floor. The room had erupted into screams and a part of him wondered if they were being attacked by Terrorists. He could hear Syed and Moira yelling. The young man blinked over and over, his eyes stung badly and it was impossible to tell anything apart in the darkness so he remained on the ground for a good thirty seconds, eyes screwed shut and hands over his head."Something attacked me," he grumbled. In his confusion he didn't really know it was Moira, though he heard her yelling.

The summoner pushed himself to his feet staggering like he was drunk. "What's going on?" He rushed towards the blurry figures that seemed to be Moira and Syed. It was good those two always managed to stand out. He followed them out the door only to hear even more screaming.